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Recent News About Illinois State Senate
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Bailey: 'The bill is obscene and fails to align with community standards outside of Chicago'
Newly elected state senator and Republican gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey (R-Louisville) wants the record to be clear about how he views Senate Bill 818.
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Neumer calls public health inspector general's report about LaSalle VA Home deaths ‘tough but fair’
Peter Neumer, Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) acting inspector general, appeared before the state Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee to discuss the April 26 report his department created about the COVID-19 outbreak at the LaSalle Veterans' Home last fall.
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Illinois GOP encourages constituents to speak out using witness slips for legislation
It may be easy to voice an opinion on legislation via social media, but it’s not the most formal or useful of ways to have your voice heard.
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Bailey says new diversity program for educators 'not bringing our state or our nation closer together'
Republican lawmakers are upset that a bill they feel pushes political indoctrination in public schools cleared the Senate this week.
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Bailey opposes vaccine passports, says government 'wants to control you'
State Sen. Darren Bailey (R-Louisville) recently voiced his opinion and spoke out against proposed vaccine passports, calling them another form of government control.
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Senate Republicans: Most Illinoisans do not want 'politicians to redraw the maps' in redistricting process
The Illinois Republican Senate Caucus is taking to YouTube to let voters know what’s at stake with this year’s map redistricting.
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McConchie pushes bill limiting future disaster declarations
Senate Republicans are critical of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s authority over the state and are working to minimize his powers in a new bill.
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Bailey: 'No one in Springfield is talking about any solution'
A discussion is needed to know how Illinois can be fixed according to Primary candidate (and Senator) Darren Bailey (R-Louisville) which he has been attempting to do so over the past years.
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Bailey: Illinois has a 'big problem' with its pension system
Illinois has a "big problem" with its pension system that has every household on the for at least $80,000 in unfunded liability, a Republican gubernatorial candidate said.
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Illinois hopeful for outdoor events, business to fully open
Speaking during a recent Senate Tourism and Hospitality hearing, Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza said she is hopeful outdoor events can return to the state by summer, followed by the likes of conventions and trade shows a few months later.
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Media will have to cover cost of COVID testing for in-person statehouse activities
The Illinois Senate has adopted the University of Illinois saliva test in its fight to keep members and others safe with Springfield slowly transitioning back to in-person activities.
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Illinois bill aims to get rid of predatory lending
Billie Aschmeller, an Illinois resident, is one of many Americans suffering from the onslaught of predatory loans.
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Pritzker signs criminal justice reform bill, Bailey expresses disappointment
On Monday, Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the massive criminal justice reform bill despite it being opposed by almost every law enforcement organization in the state.
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Bipartisan support for audit of how Pritzker handled outbreak at veterans home
Bipartisan calls have been made for an investigation into the COVID-19 outbreak at the LaSalle Veterans’ Home in LaSalle that claimed 36 lives.
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Illinois Democrat backing criminal justice reform says lawmakers cannot 'deny the damage that has been caused'
A Democratic legislator supporting Illinois' criminal justice reform bill said that lawmakers could "no longer delay" the changes that have been needed.
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Oberweis wants mail-in ballot applications to include 2016 voters
State Sen. Jim Oberweis (R-Sugar Grove) wants to expand the mail-in ballot application to also include voters from the 2016 election, who he claims were left out of a bill that approved sending out the applications automatically, Capitol Fax reports.
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Skillicorn launches recall efforts against Pritzker for IDES website woes
State Sen. Allen Skillicorn has begun efforts to recall Gov. J.B. Pritzker, The Center Square reported May 26.
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Republican lawmakers disappointed in governor's budget proposal
Illinois Republicans were disappointed after hearing Gov. J.B. Pritzker's budget proposal last week
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Lawmakers hear testimony from current, former LIGs
The Senate House Joint Commission on Ethics and Lobbying Reform heard testimony from Illinois Legislative Inspector General (LIG) Carol Pope and two former LIGs about what changes can be made to better assist the office in its role of upholding ethical standards in state government.
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Ethics policy directors push for an independent LIG, transparency
The Senate House Joint Commission on Ethics and Lobbying Reform listened to testimony from several directors of policy about how to aid the legislative inspector general (LIG) in upholding ethical standards in state government.